Proloricaria prolixa is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the upper Paraná River drainage. It is the only recognized species in its genus. This species grows to a length of 35.0 centimetres (13.8 in) SL.
Proloricaria | |
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Conservation status | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
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Genus: | Proloricaria Isbrücker, 2001 |
Species: | P. prolixa |
Binomial name | |
Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978) | |
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